Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.
Key facts
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the November 2024 month (compared with the October 2024 month) were:
- all industries - up 0.3 percent (5,980 jobs) to 2.36 million filled jobs
- primary industries - down 0.4 percent (436 jobs)
- goods-producing industries - down 0.2 percent (836 jobs)
- service industries - up 0.3 percent (6,230 jobs).
| Month | Percentage change |
| Nov-21 | 0.4 |
| Dec-21 | 0.1 |
| Jan-22 | 0.3 |
| Feb-22 | -0.4 |
| Mar-22 | -0.4 |
| Apr-22 | 0.3 |
| May-22 | 0.1 |
| Jun-22 | 0.3 |
| Jul-22 | 0.5 |
| Aug-22 | 0.4 |
| Sep-22 | 0.3 |
| Oct-22 | 0.1 |
| Nov-22 | 0.3 |
| Dec-22 | -0.4 |
| Jan-23 | 0.7 |
| Feb-23 | 0.5 |
| Mar-23 | 0.3 |
| Apr-23 | 0.5 |
| May-23 | 0.1 |
| Jun-23 | 0.3 |
| Jul-23 | 0.2 |
| Aug-23 | 0 |
| Sep-23 | 0.2 |
| Oct-23 | 0.4 |
| Nov-23 | -0.2 |
| Dec-23 | -0.1 |
| Jan-24 | 0.3 |
| Feb-24 | 0 |
| Mar-24 | 0.1 |
| Apr-24 | -0.2 |
| May-24 | -0.4 |
| Jun-24 | -0.4 |
| Jul-24 | -0.2 |
| Aug-24 | -0.1 |
| Sep-24 | -0.1 |
| Oct-24 | -0.2 |
| Nov-24 | 0.3 |
The following figures are actual values for November 2024 and are compared with November 2023.
- Filled jobs were 2.38 million, down 29,895 (1.2 percent).
Filled jobs changes by industry
By industry, the largest changes in the number of filled jobs compared with November 2023 were in:
- construction - down 5.8 percent (12,137 jobs)
- health care and social assistance - up 2.9 percent (8,048 jobs)
- administrative and support services - down 6.6 percent (6,869 jobs)
- manufacturing - down 2.4 percent (5,823 jobs)
- retail trade - down 2.4 percent (5,445 jobs).
Filled jobs changes by region
By region, the largest changes in the number of filled jobs compared with November 2023 were in:
- Auckland - down 1.6 percent (13,423 jobs)
- Wellington - down 1.9 percent (4,921 jobs)
- Waikato - down 0.7 percent (1,627 jobs)
- Bay of Plenty - down 0.9 percent (1,334 jobs)
- Hawke's Bay - down 1.5 percent (1,268 jobs).
Filled jobs changes for men and women
In November 2024 compared with November 2023, the number of filled jobs fell by 2.1 percent (24,936 jobs) for men and fell by 1.2 percent (14,187 jobs) for women.
Filled jobs by age group
By age group, the largest changes in the number of filled jobs compared with November 2023 were in:
- 15-19 years - down 11.2 percent (16,418 jobs)
- 25-29 years - down 4.8 percent (12,865 jobs)
- 20-24 years - down 3.5 percent (8,173 jobs)
- 35-39 years - up 2.9 percent (7,978 jobs)
- 30-34 years - down 2.1 percent (6,271 jobs).
Gross earnings
Actual gross earnings on an accrual basis for the November 2024 month were $15.5 billion, compared with $15.4 billion for the November 2023 month.
About the data
The actual gross earnings in this release were calculated on an accrual basis, where earnings are allocated proportionally to the period in which they are earned.
The accrual method removes the volatility of monthly data. For example, a fortnightly pay period might occur twice in some months and three times in other months.
Due to the shorter time series and minor revisions to data in the actual gross earnings series, the data is not directly comparable to calculations for monthly earnings on a cash basis (which covers the amount paid in the reference month).
Gross earnings on a cash basis can still be accessed on Infoshare.
More data
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Employment indicators
Subject category: Work, income, and spending
Group: Employment indicators - MEI
Tables:
- Age and region by variable (monthly)
- High level industry by variable (monthly)
- High level industry by variable (qrtly-Feb/May/Aug/Nov)
- High level industry by variable (qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
- High level industry by variable (qrtly-Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct)
- Industry by variable (monthly)
- Region by variable (monthly)
- Sex and age by variable (monthly)
- Sex and region by variable (monthly)
Note that due to a small portion of uncoded data, there will be small differences in the sum for filled jobs by region, age, sex, and the value for total New Zealand.
Definitions and metadata
Employment indicators - DataInfo+ provides general methodology and definitions relevant for employment statistics.
Technical enquiries
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Next release
Employment indicators: December 2024 will be released on 28 January 2025.
